harder

英 [ˈhɑːdə] 美 [ˈhɑrdər]

adv.  努力地; 费力地; 艰难地; 猛力地; 猛烈地; 彻底认真地
adj.  坚固的; 坚硬的; 结实的; 难做的; 难懂的; 难以回答的; 困苦的; 艰苦的; 艰难的
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  1. ADJ-GRADED 硬的;坚硬的;坚固的
    Something that is hard is very firm and stiff to touch and is not easily bent, cut, or broken.
    1. He shuffled his feet on the hard wooden floor...
      他拖着脚在硬木地板上走动。
    2. Something cold and hard pressed into the back of his neck.
      一个冰冷梆硬的东西顶在了他的脖梗儿上。
  2. ADJ-GRADED 难做的;困难的
    Something that is hard is very difficult to do or deal with.
    1. It's hard to tell what effect this latest move will have...
      很难说最近这次行动会有什么结果。
    2. She found it hard to accept some of the criticisms directed towards her and her work...
      她发现某些针对自己和自己工作的批评意见很难接受。
    3. Our traveller's behaviour on the journey is hard to explain...
      我们的旅客一路上的行为让人很难解释。
    4. That's a very hard question.
      那是个很难的问题。
  3. ADV-GRADED 努力地;使劲地
    If you work hard doing something, you are very active or work intensely, with a lot of effort.
    1. I'll work hard. I don't want to let him down...
      我会努力工作，我不想让他失望。
    2. Am I trying too hard?
      我是不是努力过头了？
    3. Hard is also an adjective.
    4. I admired him as a true scientist and hard worker.
      我钦佩他是个真正的科学家和勤奋工作的人。
  4. ADJ-GRADED 累人的;费力的;费劲的
    Hard work involves a lot of activity and effort.
    1. Coping with three babies is very hard work...
      照顾3个宝宝是非常累人的活儿。
    2. ...a hard day's work...
      一天的辛苦工作
    3. Their work is hard and unglamorous, and most people would find it boring.
      他们的工作又累又平淡，多数人会认为很乏味。
  5. ADV-GRADED 仔细地;认真地
    If you look, listen, or think hard, you do it carefully and with a great deal of attention.
    1. He looked at me hard...
      他使劲盯着我看。
    2. You had to listen hard to hear the old man breathe...
      你要仔细听才能听见老人的呼吸声。
    3. People are having to think hard about their holiday plans.
      人们现在得仔细地琢磨自己的度假计划。
    4. Hard is also an adjective.
    5. It might be worth taking a long hard look at your frustrations and resentments.
      认真仔细地审视一下自己的失落和不满情绪可能很有必要。
  6. ADV-GRADED 猛力地;用力地
    If you strike or take hold of something hard, you strike or take hold of it with a lot of force.
    1. I kicked a dustbin very hard and broke my toe.
      我狠狠地踢了一脚垃圾箱，结果脚趾骨折了。
    2. Hard is also an adjective.
    3. He gave her a hard push which toppled her backwards into an armchair.
      他用力推了她一下，她就向后跌坐在一把扶手椅里。
  7. ADV-GRADED 强烈地;猛烈的;长时间地
    You can use hard to indicate that something happens intensely and for a long time.
    1. I've never seen Terry laugh so hard...
      我从未见过特里如此放声大笑。
    2. It was snowing hard by then.
      当时雪下得很大。
  8. ADJ-GRADED 冷酷无情的;心肠硬的
    If a person or their expression is hard, they show no kindness or sympathy.
    1. His father was a hard man...
      他的父亲是个冷酷无情的人。
    2. Kate realized that the previous hard look on Maggie's face had been a mask.
      凯特意识到玛吉原先的那副冷酷表情其实是装出来的。
  9. ADJ-GRADED 苛刻的;严厉的;不友善的
    If you are hard on someone, you treat them severely or unkindly.
    1. Don't be so hard on him.
      别对他太苛刻了。
    2. Hard is also an adverb.
    3. He said the security forces would continue to crack down hard on the protestors.
      他说安全部队会继续严厉镇压抗议者。
  10. ADJ-GRADED 有害的;不利的
    If you say that something is hard on a person or thing, you mean it affects them in a way that is likely to cause them damage or suffering.
    1. The grey light was hard on the eyes...
      光线暗淡对眼睛不利。
    2. These last four years have been hard on them.
      过去的这四年里他们吃了不少苦。
  11. ADJ-GRADED （生活、一段日子）艰难的，艰苦的
    If you have a hard life or a hard period of time, your life or that period is difficult and unpleasant for you.
    1. It had been a hard life for her...
      对她而言，那是一段非常艰苦的生活。
    2. Those were hard times.
      那些岁月是非常艰难的。
  12. ADJ-GRADED 非常寒冷的;凛冽的
    A hard winter or a hard frost is a very cold one.
    1. ...a prolonged period of hard frost...
      漫长的强霜冻期
    2. I am expecting a long, hard winter.
      我估计冬天会漫长而寒冷。
  13. ADJ-GRADED （颜色）刺目的，晃眼的;（声音）刺耳的，难听的
    Hard colours or sounds are harsh or bright and unpleasant to see or hear.
    1. The sea was a hard blue.
      大海呈一片耀眼的蓝色。
  14. ADJ （证据、资料）可靠的，确凿的
    Hard evidence or facts are definitely true and do not need to be questioned.
    1. He wanted more hard evidence...
      他想要更多确凿的证据。
    2. There are probably fewer hard facts about the life of Henry Purcell than that of any other great composer since the Renaissance.
      有关亨利·普赛尔生平的可靠资料可能比任何其他文艺复兴以来的伟大作曲家都要少。
  15. （水质）硬的（指含钙化合物较多）
    Hard water contains a lot of calcium compounds that stop soap making bubbles and sometimes appear as a deposit in kettles and baths.
    1. （毒品）毒性强的，烈性的
      Hard drugs are very strong illegal drugs such as heroin or cocaine.
      1. （语音）发硬音的
        In phonetics, a hard sound is one such as 'c' or 'g' as pronounced in the words 'cat' or 'give', and not as in the words 'cinema' or 'general'.
        1. PREP-PHRASE 离…很近的
          If one thing is hard by another, it is very close to it.
          1. Paradise Street was a short, crowded street near the railway station and hard by the factory.
            天堂街是火车站附近一条拥挤的小街道，离该工厂很近。
        2. PHRASE 受到不公平待遇的;委屈的
          If you feel hard done by, you feel that you have not been treated fairly.
          1. The hall porter was feeling hard done by at having to extend his shift.
            酒店行李搬运工因为被迫延长当班时间而愤愤不平。
        3. PHRASE 困难的;艰难的
          If you say that something is hard going, you mean it is difficult and requires a lot of effort.
          1. The talks had been hard going at the start.
            会谈从一开始就举步维艰。
        4. PHRASE 受到沉重打击的;受严重影响的
          To be hard hit by something means to be affected very severely by it.
          1. California's been particularly hard hit by the recession.
            加利福尼亚受经济衰退的影响尤为严重。
        5. PHRASE 佯装不感兴趣;故意摆谱
          If someone plays hard to get, they pretend not to be interested in another person or in what someone is trying to persuade them to do.
          1. I wanted her and she was playing hard to get.
            我想得到她，但她却故意装出不感兴趣的样子。
        6. PHRASE 十分困难的;处于困境的
          If someone is hard put to do something or, in British English if they are hard pushed to do something, they have great difficulty doing it.
          1. Mr Morton is undoubtedly cleverer than Mr Kirkby, but he will be hard put to match his popularity.
            莫顿先生无疑比柯克比先生更聪明，但他将很难像柯克比先生那样受人欢迎。
        7. PHRASE 为…而非常苦恼（或难受）；因…而沮丧
          If you take something hard, you are very upset or depressed by it.
          1. Maybe I just took it too hard.
            可能我真的对此事太过耿耿于怀。
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        双语例句

        1. I was the first to ask him awkward questions but there'll be harder ones to come
          我是第一个向他提出尴尬问题的人，不过还会有人问更难回答的问题。
        2. The store's 'no refunds' policy makes it harder for dishonest cashiers and customers to collude.
          商店“概不退货”的规定使得一些不老实的收银员和顾客更难以串通。
        3. It is getting harder for the president to dissociate himself from the scandal.
          总统越来越难摆脱这一丑闻了。
        4. Some hearing-impaired children may work harder to overcome their handicap.
          一些有听障的儿童可能需要花更大的力气来克服这一缺陷。
        5. Good hunting grounds are becoming harder to find.
          好的猎场变得越来越难找了。
        6. The longer people have been unemployed, the harder it is for them to compete in the labour market.
          失业时间越长，就越难在劳动力市场与别人竞争。
        7. Work becomes harder with each passing day.
          工作一天比一天辛苦。
        8. Earlier reports pointed to pupils working harder, more continuously, and with enthusiasm
          早些时候的报告显示学生学习更为刻苦、持久，并且怀有学习热情。
        9. The premise is that schools will work harder to improve if they must compete
          前提是，如果各学校必须参与竞争的话，就会更加努力。
        10. Life was hard, and it became harder as the war progressed.
          那时候生活很艰难，并且随着战争的持续愈发艰难了。
        11. Age diminishes the heart's ability to pump harder and faster under exertion.
          随着年龄的增加，人在消耗体力时心脏的输血能力和输血速度会有所减弱。
        12. It became harder for women married to diplomats to pursue their own interests
          与外交官结婚的女性要追求自己的爱好就变得更加困难了。
        13. At the risk of sounding self-pitying, I'd say it has been harder on me than it has on Joanne.
          尽管听着像是自怜，我还是要说这对我比对乔安妮更难承受。
        14. It is becoming harder for the authorities to sucker healthy banks into taking over smaller ones.
          当局要想哄骗经营状况良好的银行接管小银行是越来越难了。
        15. The Superpowers turned to the harder task of cutting their nuclear arsenals
          超级大国开始着手削减核武器库这项更为艰难的工作。
        16. Successful venture capital investment is a lot harder than it sometimes looks.
          成功的风险投资有时要比它表面看起来困难得多。
        17. Her knuckles whiten as she clenches her hands harder.
          她的手握得越来越紧，指节都变白了。
        18. He will study harder from this time on.
          他从此将会刻苦学习。
        19. Keeping is harder than winning.; To start a business is difficult, but to keep it going is more difficult.
          创业难守业更难。
        20. Instead of abating, the wind is blowing even harder.
          风不但没停，反而越刮越大了。
        21. We can't keep abreast of the developing situation unless we study harder.
          我们如果不加强学习，就会跟不上形势。
        22. You will not be lagging behind if you work harder.
          你得努点儿力，才不会掉队。
        23. You would take things as they came. All you had to do was think a little harder and come up with a new solution.
          既来之，则安之，你必须多动脑子，想出个新的解决方法来。
        24. It's raining harder and harder.
          雨越下越欢。
        25. Night fell and as darkness closed in; the going became even harder.
          到了晚上，昏天黑地的，就更不好走了。
        26. How can an egg be harder than a stone?
          鸡蛋还能硬得过去石头！
        27. You must work harder if you wish to be anybody.
          如果你想成为有地位的人，你必须更加努力。
        28. This term Tom studies a great deal harder than last term.
          这学期汤姆学习比上学期用功多了。
        29. The wind blew even harder yesterday than it did on sunday.
          昨天的风比星期天刮得更厉害。
        30. Towards evening the wind was blowing harder and harder.
          到了傍晚，风势越来越大了。
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